. it is not one of us. it doesn't read or hear this story, certainly anyone who has children and think about it being your child, and in that movie theater. >> the governor of colorado talks about feelings after the massacre in a crowded movie

theater in colorado. >> good afternoon, i am tori campbell. >> a gunman opened fire during the blockbuster in aurora, colorado. >> 59 wounded and 12 people killed. he was arrested in the parking lot without incident and is in police custody. we have team coverage and how police are responding to this. we begin with allie rasmus on the suspected gunman. >> we are learning more about the gunman. 24-year-old james holmes was a science student at the university of colorado's medical school. he was in the process of dropping out when this happened. they describe him as a loaner. they believe he planned and carried out the mass shooting on his own. >> there is a shooting in the auditorium. >> at least one person is shot. they are saying there are

hundreds of people running around. >> reporter: people were 30 minutes into watching the batman premiere when the gunman burst in. and detonated smoke canisters and then he started shooting. >> he came down with the gun in my face. 3 feet away from me at this point. i didn't know what to do. i was terrified. i jumped forward into the aisle and buried myself in there and hide myself. he was shooting people behind me and the casings were on me. >> there was a eresidents eery pause. >> he was going up the stairs and reloading. we kind of crawls down the stairs and ran out. ran out the theater. > >> and in the parking lot of the theater, he had an assault rifle and three guns with him. he was dressed in tactical gear. >> he was wearing a ballistics

helmet and the leggings. and a throat protector and groin protector and a gas mask and black tactical gloves. blocks away from the theater, bomb squad members used a ladder truck to search his third story apartment. >> they discovered it was booby trapped. >> various incendiary and chemical devices and tip wires. aurora police chief said the complex is evacuated and they are trying to figure out how to safely go in and clear the booby traps out. >> allie rasmus. >> ktvu news. again, he is identified as 24-year-old james holmes and he lives in aurora, colorado. he started dropping out of the university of colorado school of medicine. he graduated in the san diego

area. they have nod found any links between holmes and the terrorists groups and at this time his motive resist unknown. they came toe this home in san diego. it is the home of the alleged gunman's mother who told the local media there, she turned on the news and here what happened and immediately feared her son was some how involved. when police arrived at her house, she reportedly said quote. you have the right person. the alleged gunman's family released this statement. it reads in part. our hearts go out to those who were involved in this tragedy and to the family asen friends of those involved. we are still trying to process the information and we appreciate that people will respect our privacy. >> president obama cut short a campaign swing for the deadly rage. he was informed early this morning about what happened at the theater. he altered an appearance to address the shooting. >> we will take every step

possible to incompetence sure the safety of all our people. we will stand by our neighbors in colorado during this extraordinarily difficult time. the president called for a moment of reflection and said there would be other days for politics. >> mitt romney was also dismayed by the shooting tragedy. >> this is a time for each of us to look into our hearts and how much we love one another and how much we love and how much we care for our great country. there is so much. >> romney is suspending political activity for the day. he has taken down campaign ads running in colorado and postponed several interviews and cancel add campaign trip his wife was scheduled to make to michigan the filmmakers of warner brothers are deeply saddened to learn about the

shocking incident. we extend our sincere sympathies to the victims and their families at this time. they canceled a red carpet premiere of the movie which is set place to take place tonight in paris. >> here in the bay area last night, many more are still planning to see the movie today. no known threats, we are joined live precautions that are being taken locally. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. people are stepping up patrols near movie theaters like this one and the people we talked to come to watch "the dark knight" rises and told me they are not nervous. >> there are showings of the new batman movie almost every hour. we talked to certainly and thinking about what happened to the theater inside colorado. >> they seem worried about their own safety. >> i think ifs fine.

>> we don't have a lot of problems down here. and we are okay with this. as shame. i can't imagine something like that could happen and it does. >> a san jose police tells spokesman they will be doing checks across the city today. in light of this morning's mass shooting. >> in san francisco, they were lined up to get into the theater for the premiere of "the dark knight" rises and a police spokesman told us they are in patrols in the city in response to the killing shooting. >> they haven't received threats and they aren't taking any chances. >> if they see anything suspicious. >> and we ask them to contact san francisco police department and also for the personnel that work at movie theaters. we ask them to contact police immediately. matthew crisman said he went to the movie in san jose with his girlfriend and didn't find out about the mass

shooting until later. my mother knew i was going to the midnight showing and she called to make sure i was okay. because she heard about it on the news. and you know, slightly worried it night have a similar effect elsewhere. >> reporter: most of the showings all morning long have been selling out. the manager here toll me off camera, security is never a major concern for them and he tells me he has no immediate plans to make changes even in light of the mass shooting in colorado. >> alex savage, channel 2 news. thank you, alex. here is a recap of the tragic events in colorado. they are holding a former medical student identified as james homes. he entered a crowded movie theater during a midnight showing of the new batman movie. he set up tear gas and opened fire. >> 71 people were shot. 12 of those people were killed and the shooting victims ages

ranged from 3-months-old to 45 years old. >> police are now at holmes apartment in aurora and they say say it is booby trapped. and nearby buildings have been evacuated. >> stay tuned with ktvu and we will update you later in the newscast and throughout the day. our eric rasmussen is on his way to aurora, colorado right now. in other news, in the last hour we got confirmation that two gang members have been indicted for the shooting that killed 1-year-old hiram lawrence in oakland. it had to do with a videotaping. >> they explained the serious charges the two suspects are facing. >> reporter: we can update you now on that. three suspects are being charged in the murder that took the life of 3-month-old hiram

lawrence. they believe the bullet that struck the toddler came from the gun from someone who was 16 years old. this morning, authorities involved in the investigation announced 30-year-old, and 29-year-old houston nathaniel and 16-year-old fredrick coalman. they are members of the acorn gang and believe they were shooting rival gang members. following a music video shoot outside a market that killed the toddler and wounded six others. this is one of my proudest moments of a chief. >> i was walking in the blocks of the community and i met with the family and went to the hospital and visited him. hiram when he was alive and i felt very, very, a lot of pain watching a young kid lay in a hospital bed. >> there is nothing we can could to bring back the child that was killed last november or heal the wounds suffered by those who were shot and

survived. hopefully the charges we are announcing today will help bring some closure for those people. they filed a criminal complaint against coalman who will be tried as an adult. it is two shootings on november 6 that left two teenage boys wound. they were able to make the arrests and had to infiltrate the gang or what. >> coalman will make a court appearance in two hours. >> all three are likely to face the death penalty or life in prison. >> channel 2 news. thank you, tara. >> we are bringing you live breaking pictures from chopper two from the hayward police headquarters where the first floor is evacuated after a suspicious white powder is discovered. before 10 this morning, an employee was opening mail when she discovered an envelope with

no return address. the white powder leaked from the envelope and they are looking live at a close up of some firefighters there just outside the police department. the haz-mat team is testing the powder to see if it is dangerous. dispatchers are still work on the second floor. the fire department said the woman who opened the mail is doing fine. an emotional reunion and the court ruling that allowed them to have the first kiss in seven months. steve paulson is up to tell you which parts of the area have a weekend warm up. >> this is announced there. and involving closely this man and the beating of a former priest.

. suspended sheriff reunited with his life after a judge lifted a protective order keeping the pair apart. >> we have more on the case and david joins us live from san francisco. >> reporter: well, the sheriff called it a break in a seven month long nightmare. he was able to have contact again with his wife.

>> reporter: suspended sheriff and his wife hugged and kissed this morning minutes after a criminal court judge lifted a protective order that kept the two separated since january. >> how do you feel? >> reporter: the protective order was placed after he was charged with domestic violence after bruising her arm. >> it was friday, july 13th is the last time we were able to be together and holding hands. >> he pleaded guilty to and she went to venezuela. and that caused more delays. she testified at the ethics commission hearing. >> we are extremely happy. and the best thing is not me. it is not ross.

>> the best that he will have it. >> the judge replaced the protective order from throat continuing or assaulting lopez. she told the court, she plans to live with him again and first, have to return to venezuela to be with her son. and her father who is recovering from surgery and complete film work. >> we will have more on the reunion and including why the district attorney's office decided not to oppose the protective order being lifted. >> ktvu, channel 2 news. >> you can go to the web to see more of the reaction. click on the mirakirmi story. >> a protector intruder shot and wounded a man this morning during an apparent bur are glarery. >> it was in an unincorporated

area. east of the hills in san jose. they woke up around 2:30 when he heard the intruder and shot the homeowner in the arm. he is expected to survive. >> there was some property taken. detectives are still trying to sort out and identify what was taken from the residence. >> they say they don't know yet if burglary was the only motive and if the home was selected randomly or targeted. >> they raised the possibility that alcohol might have been involved in what they say is a fatal road rage case in santa rosa. >> heather ann hoe well is charged with murder and reckless driving. the prosecutor revealed they had a conviction in 2,006 and had been drinking last saturday. she was trying to run down her ex boyfriend on his motorcycle after an argument and hit a car driven by 56-year-old jesse

garcia. >> the car flipped killing him and the judge ordered that how well be held without a bail. >> they made official the decision not to refile misdemeanor assault charges against william lynch, who attacked a former priest that lynch said molested him. >> it is a chance to get my life back and move forward. >> and try to help with the suit of limitations. >> it is something i want to work with. and to do. >> last week, a jury acquitted lynch of four felony charges and deadlocked 8-4 in favor of the commission on the misdemeanor assault charge. >> he has admitted to the attack and said the priest molested him when lunch was a boy 40 years ago. >> people in brentwood are upset after four eucalyptus trees were chopped down.

they were located next to the wild low wood school. >> these are the tree stumps. >> the birds that necessaried in them enter forewith the outdoor play areas. >> the droppings made the area unsanitary for children. >> the smell was so bad, you literally gagged when you came out here. it was hard to keep from up chucking. >> people say cutting down the trees might have been too drastic. >> i understand that. but i think these birds were here before the school was. >> the park district is said it was legal pause there was no active bird nests in the trees. >> well, it has been a cool week and tuesday is one of the coolest ever. and area of low pressure settled in off of crescent city. it decided to eject out of here and this is is a warm up and

there is still some out there. >> far cry from what we have seen in the last, four, five days and inland temps are running five to # degrees warmer. >> we are getting more of a northwesterly. and saab jose northwest. that is not a very warm direction. >> 18 though. sfo and there is still a component. and turning more northerly. >> livermore not far. and concord 78 and santa rosa. >> 64 and one of cool els. seven # and oakland 80. and there goes the one that decided to move. it moves fast. out of the picture. million of the country decide sslide back. there is going to be a weak area of low pressure beginning to exert itself and inland temps start a warm up. >> mainly 80s and more likely 90s tomorrow. and 60s and # 0s. and it is turning into a more

typical summer time map. >> the cool air is modified. and 3 degrees and the tropical clouds are moving out and allows the high to build in. >> warm are weather from those away from the the coast and they will still be a little bit of a fog and we will top out if not saturday and sunday. next week looking very, very quiet. >> it is 60s and 80s. and lit breezy at times. it will be warmer today for many. upper 80s for some and low to upper 80s for others. closer to 70 degrees. >> mid- to upper 08s. and mid-# 0s around concord and 72 in sand leandro and san jose even 80 and out towards the airport and santa cruz on the warm side. and mostly dealing with 60s and 70s. tomorrow a little bit warm are for everybody. and not as well in the 94. i think we settled in next week and it looks like a very stable

weather pattern. not too extreme. one way or the other. >> we are a little crazy. >> thank you, steve. >> bart is changing one of its policies relating to free speech. because of the fundraising practices because of a west oakland school. >> the missionary church requires its students some as young as seven to ask for donations. the children sometimes work at night and are not always with an adult. >> starting august 1st, bart will no longer allow students to solicit money at the station without an adult or during school hours. >> we will go give you a closer look at wall street. and the reason you may think about booking airline tickets soon. [ male announcer ] the magic of nature appears every day,

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. for the past few days. they were able to forget about problems in europe and today, they are back in the forefront. stock market plunged 6% and it is barring courses spiked after the government asked for a financial lifeline. the dow is currently down 111 and nasdaq down 33 and s&p down 11. if you are planning to return this year. you can lock in the plans. and the airlines will start the usual fall fare sale on august 26th.

this is compared to fare.com. le and expect to see ticket prices 50% cheaper. >> we will update you on the shooting rampage. 12 people were killed and 59 were injured when a gunman opened up fire in a sold out premiere of the new batman movie. james holmes bought a ticket and went in as part of the crowd. propped open the door. and returned with weapons. set up tear gas and his motive is unknown. they are at his apartment which they said he said is booby trapped. more coming up at 5:00 p.m. demi